years, news stories about AIDS became very common, (4) ____, they did not provide very much helpful information. (5) ____, the media was happy to report stories that confirmed (6) ____ racial or sexual prejudices we may have had. There were stories about monkeys in Africa (7) ____ the source of the disease and it was most commonly believed that only sex between two men could spread the disease. The understanding was (8) ____ the only protective steps someone would need to take were to stay away from gay (同性恋的) men and monkeys. This lack (9) ____ serious information and education about the disease led to prejudice and unsafe sexual behaviors by many.
(10) ____ I reached college, the cat was out of the bag, men and women having sex together could also be (11) ____ the disease. Sex education had taken (12) ____ a more serious meaning; now it was about protecting yourself from disease. Still the prejudices (13) ____. Although common contact between individuals including kissing was considered safe, most were afraid to (14) ____ contact with others who had AIDS. It is commonly believed that prejudice kept the government (15) ____ acting more quickly to offer better education and do scientific research. Since that time, education and funding for research has improved, but prejudice and misinformation cost us a lot of time in getting started.
1. A. even B. beside C. although 2. A. encounter b. disease C. concern 3. A. next B. after C. same 4. A. why B. however C. therefore 5. A. Instead of B. even C. Rather 6. A. whatever B. wherever C. whichever 7. A. were B. being C. be 8. A. so B. which C. that 9. A. in B. of C. with
10. A. By the way B. by the time C.. by the age 11. A. infected with B. caught with C. had with 12. A. about B. of C. on 13. A. remained B. disappeared C. solved 14. A. come about B. come to C. come in \\ 15. A. by B. off C. from
Unit 6
Let’s face it; young people entering the workforce today are lazy. I have heard just about _1___
complaint about today’s workplace I can take. _2___ to the view young people seem to have that
things were better for _3__ generations, the fact is that there have never been so many greats job forpeople wanting to enter the workforce. There are educational opportunities/that have never exist
before , and the standard of living is getting better all the time. Frankly, people who __4
__ courage
and commitment shouldn’t blame __5___ but themselves for not taking the opportunities that are there for them.
My first job was working as a trashman . I hauled trash for six years before I got __6__ to the position of manager. I wasn’t __7__ of hard work. __8_the day was finished , my shoulder would hurt ,but I never __9__ .I even assisted others and worked extra hours when I was needed . __10__ , young people today seem to be lacking the same desire I had to work hard.
I can boast that I never __11__ a job without being offered a better one. We can’t all _12___ at the top. Most of us need to pay out dues and work from the __13__. After managing the
small company for which I hauled garbage, I found a job with the city public works office _14___ a small department. Now ,after 25 years of working in the garbage business , I manage all of the
city’s trash removal. Along the way I learned that a job well done is never __15___, and the person who does it will always __16__.
Where is the ―can do‖_17___ that makes our country great ? It doesn’t __18__ what you do, as long as you work hard and do your best . Young people need to _19___ with finding a line of
employment that needs them , and quit looking for perfection in their __20_position. If work were supposed to be enjoyable, it wouldn’t be called ―work‖. 1．A．as much B．that much C. so much 2．A．Rather B．Instead C．Contrary 3 A．1ast B．prior C．before
4．A．1ack in B．1ack of C．1ack 5．A．anyone B．others C. people
6．A．progressed B．prepared C．promoted 7．A．scared B. feared C．threatened
8．A．At the time B. In the time C．By the time 9．A．blamed B．complained C．boasted
10．A．Unfortunately B．Originally C．Consciously 11．A．drop B．quit C. rid
1 2. A. start from B. start out C．start with
13. A. down up B．bottom top C．bottom up 1 4. A. managing B．organizing C．achieving
15. A．looked out on B．looked bad on C．looked down on 16．A．fail B．triumph C．boast 17．A．attitude B．attempt C．trend 18．A．say B. mean C．matter
1 9. A．commit B．commence C．communicate 20．A．initial B．old C．prior
让我们面对它吧,进入工作的年轻人今天很懒。我只听到一样抱怨如今的职场中我可以采取相反观点的年轻的人似乎认为事情更前几辈人,事实是,从未有如此多的伟大工作的人想要进入劳动力市场。有教育机会,从未出现之前,和生活标
准的越来越好的时间。坦率地说,那些缺乏勇气和决心不应该怪罪任何人但自己不利用这个机会,他们。
我的第一份工作是作为一个知道垃圾工在他们眼里。我把垃圾的六年前我被提升为经理的职位。我并不害怕的辛勤工作。一天的时间就完成了,我的肩膀受伤,但我从来没有恨我甚至帮助他人和加班当我还是需要的。不幸的是,今天的年轻人似乎缺乏同样的愿望我不得不努力工作。
我可以吹嘘我永不放弃的工作没有被提供一个更好的人。我们不能开始都在顶部。我们大多数人需要支付会费和自底向上地工作。管理小公司后,我把垃圾我找到一份工作与城市公共工程办公室管理一个小部门。现在,经过25年的工作在垃圾生意,我管理所有的城市垃圾清除。一路上我得知工作顺利完成,从来不是看不起,人谁没有它将总是成功。
哪里是“可以做”的态度,使我们国家伟大吗?做什么都无所谓,只要你努力工作,做最好的自己。年轻人需要着手寻找一线的工作需要他们,别再找完美的初始位置。如果工作应该是愉快的,那就不能称之为“工作”。
Unit 7
I was walking from the door of my apartment building to the corner store. All of a sudden, a slight man wearing a stocking cap leaped from behind a__1__car and stuck a pistol, or at least what I thought was a gun, into my side. My heart beat fast, and I became very light-headed. It was__2__ I was in a dream and my body was not attached to my brain. __3__, I raised my hands in the air, though he didn't tell me to do so or say anything at all; he just reached around and __4__ the back pocket of my trousers for anything __5__
The next thing I knew was he was gone, and __6__ was my wallet. And then I just stood there with my heart pounding and my head spinning (头晕) for__7__seemed to be an eternity. I heard the footsteps and the cough of a man walking past, which then __8__away. I became more__9__ of where I was, and then, all at once, I could feel my legs __10__. I moved sideways to the steps of the closest building and sat down.
Other victims may have felt angry or frightened, but I was just confused. I hadn't been __11__ or even hit. He wanted my money, so he took my money and left. There was no \fast, he was silent, and he was gone. I tried to remember the __13__of what had just happened, but it all happened __14__fast that it seemed to have not happened at all. I wasn't even sure if the man had a gun or not. I wouldn't be able to __15__ the offender even if he were standing right in front of me.
A few minutes later, I called and __16__ the robbery to the police operator. An officer called me back after an hour for __17__ details. He asked me if there was anything unusual about the man who had __18__ me, but I couldn't accurately describe the man.
The next day, I went to the police station and looked through albums of photos of criminals who had __19__ similar robberies.__20__, there had been several
similar robberies in my neighborhood in the past couple of weeks by a man who had an odd hat. I didn't remember a hat, and I was unable to identify the man who robbed me.
1. A. parking B. park C. parked 2. A. even though B. as if C. just as 3. A. Technically B. consciously C. instinctively 4. A. searched B, explored C. inquired 5. A. valuable B. original C. worthy 6. A. also B. so C. too 7. that B. what C. which 8. A. fell B. disappeared C. faded 9. A. conscious B. concerned C. anxious 10. A. trembles B. trembled C. trembling 11. A. hurt B. damaged C. robbed 12. A. and B. or C. but 13. A. behaviors B. situations C. details 14. A. so B. too C. such 15. A. determine B. identify C. decide 16. A. represented B. reported C. referred 17. A. farther B. another C. additional 18. A. robbed B. stolen C. harmed 19. A. engaged B. made C. committed 20. A. Accurately B. Precisely C. Apparently
Unit 8
I think I am like many people in that I have better ideas in my sleep than when I am __1__ . And, like most people, I have a__2___ time dragging myself from my bed or even rolling over to write some of__3__ I have dreamt in a notebook that I have left on the nightstand. I have often tried, but most of the time I am unable to do __4__to my dream. The dream is always __5__detailed than what I write down. Dreams are like water; the different parts of your __6__ brain just seem to flow together into strange stories.
I have a hard time __7__ why things in my dreams happen. __8__e a dog in a pink dress running up the stairs in a church I've never been in before? Why do I often fly in my dreams, __9__ I am driving a car that__10__ , in a sitting position only a few feet from the ground? The following is an even greater __11__: why do dreams feel so real when I am dreaming and shortly after I wake up, but make__12__sense the longer I am awake? Sometimes my dreams really tell a story and I am completely __13__. I say to __14__ right after I wake up, \that would __15__a great movie.\I try to hold __16__ the story, but it isn't easy. As soon as I get a chance, I tell the story to the next person I see. I am always surprised when they are__17__impressed . They say something like, \I'm sure it was very meaningful for you.\
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